Dumping-car.



H. GREER, J'B. DUMPING CAR.

APPLICATION PILIID 11011.14, 1910.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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DUMPING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1010.

1,085,579. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

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H. GRBBR, JR. DUMPING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1910. 1,035,579. Pantea Aug; 13,1912.

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H. GRBBR, JR. DUMPING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED NOV. 14, 1910. 1,035,579. Patented Aug. 13,1912.

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DUMPING CAR.

APPLICATION FILED Nov.14, 1910.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

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HOWARD GREER, JR., OF EVANSTON, ILLINOS, ASSIGNOR TO CARTER H. FITZ-HUG'H .AND FREDERICK P. LUTHER, BOTH OE CHICAGO, ILLINOIS.

DUMPING-CAR.

Specication of Letters'Patent.

Patented Aug. 13, 1912.

` Application led November 14, 1910. Serial No. 592,167.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HOWARD GREER, Jr.,

acitizen of the United States, residing at l struction of car body pedestal which will' facilitate the dumping of the car and which, with the arrangement of the inside wheel journal boxes, will increase to a maximum the angle of dump of the car.

A further object is to provide an irnproved construction of car body bolster.

To the attainment of these ends and the accomplishment of other new and useful objects, as will appear, the invention consists in the features of novelty in the construction, combination and arrangement of the severalparts hereinafter more Vfully descrlbed` and claimed and shown in the accompanying Vdrawings illustrating an embodiment of the invention, and in which- Figure 1 is a detail side elevation of a car having an improved body bolster and pedestal applied thereto constructed in accordance `with the principles of this invention/ Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the car truck. Fig. 3 is an enlarged detail view, partly in elevation and partly in lsection and with parts omitted, and as taken on line 3-3, Fig. 1. Fig. 4 is a detail elevat-ion of Fig. 5`

one extremity of the body bolster. is "a top plan View of the Vbody and truck bolsters. Fig. 6 is a bottom plan view of the body bolster. Fig. 7 is a detail sectional view on line 7 7, Fig. 5. Fig. f8 is a detail sectional view on line 8-8, Fig. 4. Fig. 9 is an enlarged side elevation of the car body pedestal, showing parts of the support and car body in section. Fig. 10 is an end elevation of Fig. 9, showing a portion of the car body in section. Fig. 11 is a detail 4sectional view on line 11`\-11,'Fig. 9. Fig. l12

is a left hand end elevation of Fig. 1, showing the car body in position to receive a load. Fig. 13 is an elevationyof a modified form of body bolster. Fi 14 is a View similar to Fig. 12, showing t e. car body iny a dumping position. Fig. 15 is a detail View partly 1n elevation and partly in section showing the bumper on the bolster`and .the bumper plate which is secured to the bottom of the car body, the latter being in section.

Referring more particularly to the drawings and in the present exemplification of the invention, the numeral 20 designates the arch bars forming the sides of the truck which support the journals 21 for the axles 22 ofthe wheels 23. These journals 21 are located on the inside of the wheels of the truck so that there will be no projectionA extending beyond the outer faces of the wheels. The springs 24 of the truck bolster 25 rest upon the spring seat 26 and the bolster rests upon the top of these springs in the ordinary and usual manner tobe guided by the bars or columns 27. The truck bolster is of any desired construction butv is preferably of` channel iron construc- .tion having a center plate 28 secured thereto, and which center plate is rovided with the usual opening for the king pin. .The usual truck side bearings 29 are provided on the bolster 25 adjacent the ends thereof.

The car body 30 is supported by the sills 31 by means of pedestals, each comprising a supporting section 32 which latter rests upo'n the top of the sill members 31 and are secured thereto in any suitable manner, preferably by means of fastening devices 33 in the form of bolts or the like, which pass through thev base of the pedestal and a flange on the sill members. Each of the pedestals may also be provided with a projecting ear or rib 34 depending below the lower face of the base thereof and inside' of the sill members 3l to engage the faces thereof to assist in holding the pedestals against lateral displacement with respect to the sill members.

. Supporting section 32 of the pedestal may be of any desired .height and is provided at its vupper end with a recessed portion 35 to -form upwardly projecting spacedflanges 36 and these anges are each proi sa .ject above the bottom of the recess 35.

spective walls of the recess 37. The sup-V porting section'32 of the pedestal is valso provided with a recess 40 whichl opens through the bottom of the recess 35 and also through the upwardly projecting portions 39 This recess 40 is preferably disposed midway between the flanges 36 and is adapted to receive a web or flange 41 on an oscillating section 42 of the pedestal. .This section 42 is secured to the bottom 30 of the car in any suitable manner, preferably by being secured to the angle truss bar 43 between the flanges 44 of the bar. This section 42 of the pedestal is .provided with laterally projecting portions 45 which are of cylindrical construction to form `trunnions. These trunnions 45 are adapted to rest upon the bottoms of the recesses 37 Ain the flanges 36 and are of a diameter somewhat smaller than the recesses so that the roscillate the section 42, one pair of the shoulders 46 will be lowered toward the re` spective recesses 38 while the car body is rocking about the trunnion 45. As this rocking movement is imparted to the car body the trunnion 45 will travel toward the Vwall of the recess 37 on the side toward which the car. is-.being dumped. By the time the trunnions 45 reach a position in close proximity tothe walls of the recesses l37, the shoulders 46 which are being lowered will be moved in close proximity to the recesses 38. This motion will be imparted to the car body by throwing the latter out of balance and by the time the shoulders 46 enter the recesses 38, the inertia of the car body will complete the dumping, and the shoulders or projections 39 will hold the parts against displacement. After the car has been dumped, the car body 30 maybe swung about the trunnions 45 in the'opposite direct-ion until it assumes a position to be again loaded. Cars of this general type are generally loaded with the weight on one side, that is, on the side to which the car is to be dumped, and is held against accidental dumping by means of the anchor chains 47, which latter are secured by one of their extremities to the car body and by their other extremities to the truck. The web 41 is provided for maintaining the oscillating section 42 against lateral displacement with respect to the supporting section `pacity of the car and are of such height that when the car is dumped and assumes vthe position shown in Fig. 14 a maximum angle of dump will be obtained and by the provision of the inside truck journals, this angle of-dump will be substantially fortynine degrees, or several degrees greater than the maximum angle of dump heretofore obtained in cars of this character. It will also be apparent that by the arrangement of the journals inside of the wheels, the journal boxes will not be embedded or buried in the material dumped `from -the car, which latter would form obstructions to the advancement of the car and through which the journal boxes would have to be moved before the car could be advanced, or the material dumped would have'to be removed from around the journal boxes in order to clear the latter.

rlhe body bolster is preferably constructed with a base designated generally by the reference numeral 48 having arms or portions 49 which terminate short of each other, as shown more clearly in Fig. 3, and atop .member 50 which is arched as shown so that the body bolster will be of'a substantially triangular formation. The sills 31 of the 'car project into the space between adjacent extremities of the arms 49 ofthe bolster and the upper member 50 arches over the sill members and the arch member is of a height to extend for some distance above the'base of the pedestal. The extremities of the arms 49 are secured to the sills 31 in anyA suitable manner, preferably by fastening devices 51a passing through the sill members and flanged portions of the arms and a center plate 51 having a king pinr guide 52 is secured to the arms to extend across the sills and below the latter.`

plate of the truck bolster 25 and the king pin 53 is passed through the guide 52 and the opening in the plate 28, as shown more clearly in Fig. 7. If desired, additional arms 52 may be provided which extend from the inner face of the arched me'mber 50 and engage the sill members-31 and these arms 52 may be secured to the sill members by fastening devices similar to the fastening devices 51a. With this improved construcf tion of body bolster, it will be apparent that the maximum strength will be obtained from a given amount of material and by eX- tending the arched member for someI distance above the base of the pedestals and over the sill members, it'will be apparent that all tendency ofthe parts to .twist and thereby wrench the parts will be overcome.

The body bolsters are provided with sockets 54 for the reception of cushions or bumpers 55 and the sockets 54: are provided with apertures 56 opening through the'bottom thereofl and through which apertures any water which may have found its way into the recesses will ,be discharged. The side bearings 29 on the truck bolster 25 for the body bolster 50 are also located within the planes of the outer faces of the wheels 23 'of the truck. With the bearings 29 thus arranged, and the journals 2l arranged on theinside of the wheels when the body 30 bolster is brought into engagement with one or the other of the bearings 29, the stress thus exerted on one end of the truck bolster 25 will tend to force the opposite side of the truck downwardly and thereby 'maintain the wheels of the truck on the opposite side of' the car in en agement with the track. Bumper'plates 5 may be provided, if desired, and `when provided may be secured to the lbottom of the car body 30 so thatthey y `40 will engage the bumpers 55 when the car is dumped. y

The body bolster is shown in Fig. 13 as -being of a sectional construction and comprising sections 58 which are united as at 59 preferably at the top of the arch formed b;

the upper member of the bolster. The cen- .'ten'plate' 60 is arranged between the extremities of the arms 6l and also between the sills 31 and fastening devices 62 are rovided which pass through flanged portions of the center plate 60, the web of the sills 3l 4and flanged portions of the arms 61. With this construction it will be apparent that e the sections are duplicates of each other and may be readily assembled and secured to.

gether, thereby materially reducing the cost of production of the bolster. With a body bolster of this construction which is arched over the sill members and which is secured 60,in position to the sill members through the spect to the sill members to which they are to be secured.

What is claimed as new is- 1. A body bolster forv dumping cars and the like of substantially triangular configuration and through which the car sill projects, the apex of the triangle being adapted to extend for some distance above the. sill, and outwardly opening bumper sockets in the bolster adjacent the base thereof.

2. A body bolster for dumping cars and the like of substantially triangular conguration and through which the car sill projects, the apex of the triangle being adapted to extend for some distance above the sill, and outwardly opening bumper sockets in the bolster adjacent the base thereof, each of said sockets .being provided with a drain opening through the wall thereof.

3. A body bolster for dumping cars and the like comprising an apertured body of substantially triangular shape, and'having oppositely disposed extensions projecting from the inner face thereof toward and terminating short of each other and between the adjacentextremities of which extensions the car sill is adapted to roject.

4; A body bolster for dumping cars and the like comprising an apertured body of substantially triangular shape, and having oppositely disposed extensions projecting from the inner face thereof toward and terminating short of each other and between the adjacent extremities of which extensions the car sill is adapted to project, and outwardly opening bumper sockets arranged 'adjacent the base of the bolster.

5. A body bolster for dumping cars and the like comprising an apertured body of substantially triangular configuration and constructed of complementary sections, an,1 means securing the sections together.

6. A body bolster for dumping cars and the like comprising an apertured body of substantially` triangular configuration and constructed of complementary sections, and means securing the sections together, said sections being provided with extensions projecting from the inner faces thereof, the projections on the sections being disposed opposite to each other and terminate short of each other to receive the car sill between their adjacent extremities.

7. A body bolster for dumping cars and the like comprising an apertured body of substantially triangular configuration and constructed of complementary sections, and means securing the sections together, said sections being provided with extensions projectingfrom the inner faces thereof, the projections `on the sections being disposed opposite to each other and terminate short of each other to receive the car sill between their adjacent extremities, each section being also provided with an outwardly opening bumper socket adiacent vthe base thereof. I

8. The combination of a car sill, an apertured bodybolster substantiallyv triangular in configuration, the apex of the bolster arching over and spaced above the sill, and

cushioning devices carried by thebolster ad-Y jacent the body thereof.

9. The combination of a car sill, an apery curedy body bolster substantially triangular in configuration, the apex of the bolster arching-over and spacedabove the'sill, and cushioning devices carried'by the bolster adbaseof the bolster.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification, in the presence of two subscribing witnesses, on 'this 10th day of November A. D. 1910.

f HOWARD GREEK, JR.

Witnesses:

FREDERICK P. LUTHER, J. H. J ooHUM, Jr.

jacent the angles formed by the sides and 15 

